Pearl City

"Lord Zhou, did you say anything over there?" Lan Cheng looked up at Zhou Zuo.

Zhou Zuo shook his head and said, "Well,......"

Lan Cheng frowned and said, "What else is going on?" ”

Zhou Zuo hesitated for a moment and said, "Someone saw His Royal Highness appear in the Qinglou. ”

Lan Cheng's face changed suddenly, and he immediately said with a calm face: "This matter must be kept secret!" Pass the order, and all those who haunt the human Qinglou will be arrested! ”

Lan Cheng's eyes were indifferent, and he was secretly angry in his heart, but he had to cover up for Zhou Zhang, and at the same time to prevent other officials from haunting again!

The merman clan has always been strict with themselves.

This kind of thing is clearly a slap in the face, once it spreads, the prestige of the governor's yamen will be completely wiped away!

Zhou Zuo also understood the seriousness of it, but he still said: "My lord, the number of people is more than 20,000, if it is banned all at once, not to mention the people involved, I don't know what else will happen to these 20,000 people......

The Pearl River did not rise in one day, in order to control the mermaid clan, humans helped them produce beads and weave cloth.

The net is set up on the bank of the Pearl River, and the reason why the Pearl River has become the current "holy land" is also developed from this, so to speak, this is completely legal. "Legal" plus the "heritage" of thousands of families for more than 200 years, who dares to despise it?

Lan Cheng naturally knows the risks inside, if one is not good, he will be ruined and return home.

The so-called talented and beautiful women, the so-called heirloom stories, and the so-called famous prostitutes can't hide the filth and filth inside. How many scholars, celebrities, and officials lingered, wasted their time, and finally lost their will, wasted their years, and achieved nothing.

These are still good, where there is a miasma, it is also the best place for officials and eunuchs, officials and businessmen to collude and trade, and it has become an intermediary place. It's an open secret, and everyone is accustomed to it and is indifferent.

Lan Cheng sat up straight, his eyes were cold, a touch of pride welled up in his chest, and he said in a deep voice: "'Jingzheng New Deal' is the great plan of the imperial court, and the foundation of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, no one can stop it!" You and I are important ministers of the court, the boss, the court trusts the shepherd, you should have the courage to give up who else, but also be not afraid of gossip, but also put life and death out of the way! ”

This week, the left envoy looked at Lan Cheng's expression, his face moved slightly, and he raised his hand and said, "The lower official obeys the order!" ”

With Lan Cheng's order, more than 500 officers and soldiers mobilized by the yamen of the governor of Jiangsu Province banned all the Qinglou hooks on both sides of the Pearl River one by one, except for the teaching workshops belonging to the imperial court.

"Why do you seal our Tianxiang Building? What royal law has been committed? ”

The old bustard of Tianxianglou confronted the officials who came to seal it up with a fierce face.

"Don't be verbose, if you want to seal it, you will be sealed, if you dare to make trouble, you will all be arrested!" The leading official snorted coldly, very strong.

"Wait! We have Cao Shilang in Tianxianglou, Hou Ye Li's part, you want to seal it, there must be a reason, right? The old bustard stood in front of this group of officers and soldiers, quite fearless.

"You Tianxianglou entertained scholars, violating the 'nine rules' of the imperial court, and the seizure of you is considered light! If you are verbose, you will all be staked back! The leading official snorted coldly and pushed the bustard away.

"You, you wait for me......" The old bustard was angry, watching the official put a seal.

"Ah...... Mom, what are we going to do......"

"yes, we don't have a place to stay...... Where are ...... tonight?"

"Ahh......h

A group of warblers and swallows shouted and shoved with officials.

There are thousands of families on the Pearl River, and the official mission has not been completed for half a day from beginning to end, but it has set off a huge movement in Yingtianfu.

Early the next morning, in Zhou Zhang's mansion, he had his hands behind his back, his face was gloomy, and his head was covered with cold sweat.

The middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper was also worried, and said, "Master, are you really missing?" Mr. Wang doesn't say that he is still a scholar of the previous dynasty, and he is still in-law with Zhou Shangshu......"

Zhou Zhang walked around the room with his hands behind his back, listening impatiently: "See? How do you let me meet? What do you say when you see it? His grandson knew at a glance that he was overly drunk, and he still wanted to participate in this year's imperial examination? Can I get my hands on this imperial examination? ”

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that Elder Wang also has an estate on the Pearl River, and he may not have come for that unsuccessful grandson......

Zhou Zhang's brows tightened, although Lan Cheng did too much, but he also did it for the upcoming emperor to see, and he took the blame for him, and there was no way to accuse, but this Wang Lao was obviously even more unprovoked, not to mention the head snake, in the court, he and Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, were still in-laws, and they couldn't be offended!

Zhou Zhang's whole person was very agitated, since he came to Jiangsu, he was roasted on the fire, on the one hand, the increasingly strict and urgent innovation of the imperial court, and on the other hand, there were serious local obstacles and possible strong backlash. This made him at a loss, there was no way to deal with it safely, he always had to offend one party, but he couldn't afford to offend.

In fact, Zhou Zhang's state is not uncommon in Jiangsu, or it is the most common, there is nothing to do after being in a dilemma, and there are some things that have nothing to do with themselves, and only those like Lan Cheng are rare.

"You go and ask and see what he wants to do?" Zhou Zhang said impatiently with a cold face. This Wang Lao can't offend a class, the others have been more than 30 people in less than half an hour, most of them haven't left yet, and fortunately he called sick early and has an excuse not to see!

"Yes." The butler hurriedly turned around and went out.

Mr. Wang is nearly eighty this year, and he is the secretary of the Criminal Department in the Wanli period, with white hair, a cold and hard face, eyes like an eagle, crutches, and a motionless look ahead.

The Wang family is a big family in Jinling, but it is also a big family, this Wang Lao has been in office for too long, and the residual heat of power has almost shrunk, and for Zhou Zhang, who is a feudal official, there is no need to care much. The key is that his in-law is Zhou Yingqiu - who dares to care less about three points in this person!

The housekeeper walked over cautiously and said very respectfully: "Boss, my lord is still unconscious, what do you have to do, when the lord wakes up, I will convey it to you." ”

Boss Wang didn't turn his head, and said lightly: "It's okay, I have time, if I die here, I can save some funeral money." ”

The housekeeper smiled bitterly, this Boss Wang was the only one who was invited in, and if something really happened, they really couldn't afford it.

However, there can be no beginning in this case, once his master speaks once, the trouble behind will not be broken, and he will be pulled into the whirlpool.

He stepped forward and said cautiously: "Boss, if you have any requirements, I will inform you of them." ”

Elder Wang showed a mocking smile on his face, and said: "Simple, please get better of Lan'er's illness as soon as possible, don't let Lord Fang continue to mess around, Nan Zhili, can't mess up, this is also the meaning of the imperial court." ”

The housekeeper was shocked and said, "What does the court mean?" ”

Elder Wang's expression was faint, and he said, "Do you think that the imperial court will want Nanzhili to be in chaos?" ”

The housekeeper looked at this Wang Lao with some scrutiny, not knowing whether his words represented Zhou Yingqiu in the capital, or his own nonsense?

The housekeeper was suspicious in his heart, and said cautiously: "Boss, Lord Fang is also doing things in accordance with the requirements of the 'New Deal' of the imperial court, presumably it will not be messy, if the boss encounters any trouble, our master will definitely not sit idly by." ”

Lord Wang turned his head to look at him, his eyes were sharp, and he said in a hard tone: "Hmph, if there is really something, let alone him Zhou Zhang, even the officials of the entire Nanzhili may not be peaceful!" If Lan Er thinks it's okay to hide, then he's stupid! ”

The housekeeper's face changed slightly, this Wang Lao relied on the old man and sold the old, and he had reached the point of reprimanding their master!

Boss Wang also roughly saw Zhou Zhang's attitude, stood up on crutches, and said with gloomy eyes: "Tell Zhou Zhang that there are some things he can't hide!" ”

With that, he angrily tapped his crutches and strode out the door.

The housekeeper ignored the attitude of Lord Wang